Non-refillable bottle.



J. 0. WALSH.

NON-BEFILLABLE BOTTLE.

- APPLIOATION mum NOV. 3, 1909.

Patented Aug. 23, 1910.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES O. WALSH, OF BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Application filed November 3, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES O. WALSH, citizen of the United States, residing at Bayonne, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

The main object of this invention is an improved construction of bottle, the parts of which are so arranged that they will practically prevent unauthorized and fraudulent refilling of the bottle, the device insuring that the customer will receive the original contents and not be imposed upon.

To this end the invention consists essentially in a bottle stopper embodying a plug designed to be secured in the neck of the bottle, a seal or token support carried by said plug and arranged preferably for a limited movement therein, a seal or token suspended from such support and designed to display the character of the contents, or the name of the proprietor or manufacturer thereof, and a guard arranged to be held in the neck of the bottle above the plug and seal, to prevent tampering with the latter, any attempts to withdraw the seal or token serving to injure the same and thereby indicating that such an attempt had been made and putting the customer on his guard. And the invention also consists in certain constructions, arrangements and combinations of the parts that I shall hereinafter fully describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be hadto the following description and accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of a bottle stopper constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the parts drawn out. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of a portion of a cylindrical guard or plug employed; and, Fig. 4; is a partial elevation and partial section of the lower portion of the device, the view being taken at right angles to Fig. 1.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of theaccompanying drawings by the same reference characters.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the neck of a bottle of any de- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug, 23, 191G.

Serial No. 526,017.

sired or conventional type, the said neck being formed on its interior wall and preferably diametrically opposite with looking lugs 2.

3 designates a plug which is designed to be inserted down into the neck 1, the plug being formed with diametrically opposite oblique slots 1 terminating short of the upper edge of the plug and designed to receive the locking lugs 2 so that by turning the plug into engagement with the lugs the same may be held against accidental dis placement. The plug 8 is formed with an outlet opening 5 extending therethrough, said opening in the present instance being centrally disposed and merging at its upper end into a cupped depression 6 which constitutes a seat for a valve 7 the object being to prevent the refilling of the bottle by pouring liquid therein, it being manifest that in the ordinary upright position of the bottle, the valve will rest on its seat 6. The plug 8 is also formed with longitudinally eX- tending recesses or grooves 8 which in the present instance communicate with the centrally disposed bottle opening 5. Depending arms 9 are secured to the valve 7 and extend downwardly entirely through the plug 3 and a seal or token 10 is suspended, asby a cross bar 11 from the lower ends of said arms as clearly illustrated in the drawing.

Above the before mentioned parts is a cylindrical guard or plug 12 which is securely held within the upper part of the neck in any desired way and which is formed with circuitous passages 18 designed to deflect any Wire or other instrument which might be inserted into the neck for the purpose of tampering with the valve, while at the same time providing a free outlet for the liquid. Preferably the guard 12 is formed at its lower end with a tapered extension 14 designed to engage the upper edge of the plug 3 so as to assist in holding the plug in place while at the same time providing a housing for the valve and a space in which the said valve may move.

From the foregoing description in connection with the accompanying drawing, it is evident that when an attempt is made to withdraw the parts of the stopper so as to refill the bottle, any outward pull upon the valve will result in breaking the token, or the connection between the same and its supporting arms 9 which will at once render the attempt apparent and defeat the pur- 1 Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A bottle stopper, comprising a plug adapted to be inserted in a bottle neck, the plug being formed with an outlet opening and with a valve seat between the inner and outer ends of the outlet opening, the walls of said-outlet opening being formed with two diametrically opposite longitudinal grooves leading from the valve seat to the inner end of the plug, a valve adapted to rest on the seat, arms secured to and depending from the valve and mounted in the grooves whereby to guide the valve to and from its seat, a token formed with a recessed upper edge producing ears, said ears being apertured, a cross bar extending through the apertures of said ears and connected to the inner ends of the arms whereby to pivot-ally suspend the token from the valve, the arms being of a length between the upper edge of the token and the lower side of the valve greater than the length of the grooves, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES O. WVALSH. [L. s.] Witnesses WM. T. HASKARD, A. G. LOGAN. 

